Postcode SR5 3LU (Sunderland)

Map showing SR5 3LU and nearby postcodes

The postcode SR5 3LU is located in Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SR5 3LU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SR5 3LU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SR5 3LU as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to SR5 3LU is Cockermouth Road which is centered 34 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Caithness Road and is 146 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.35 km away at South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

The closest primary school to SR5 3LU (for ages 11 and under) is Hylton Castle Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 25, 2017.

The local pub for residents of SR5 3LU is The Travelling Man and is 2 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on March 10, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ali's House of Pizza and is 2.1 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 17, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 75.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.3% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SR5 3LU is covered by the Northumbria police force association and Sunderland Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SR5 3LU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SR5 3LU, and the approximate distance away.

Cockermouth Road 34 m
Craigshaw Square 84 m
Conway Road 86 m
Conway Square 106 m
Capetown Road 107 m
Crimea Road 107 m
Craigshaw Road 121 m
Caithness Road 156 m
Capetown Square 176 m
Caithness Square 178 m
Clovelly Road 212 m
Baltimore Square 216 m
Cook Square 255 m
Bathgate Square 266 m
Cardigan Road 282 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SR5 3LU

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SR5 3LU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hylton Castle Primary School Good
(January 25, 2017)
123 m
Trinity Academy New Bridge 168 m
Bexhill Academy Good
(June 14, 2019)
400 m
Town End Academy Good
(January 23, 2020)
650 m
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland 919 m
Castle View Enterprise Academy Good
(March 22, 2017)
990 m
Castletown Primary School Good
(October 5, 2016)
1.28 km
Harry Watts Academy 1.41 km
Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(January 29, 2019)
1.81 km
South Hylton Primary Academy Good
(September 15, 2021)
2.3 km
North View Academy Good
(April 25, 2018)
2.39 km
Red House Academy Good
(January 15, 2020)
2.51 km
West Boldon Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
2.51 km
Willow Wood Community Primary School Requires improvement
(June 26, 2019)
2.57 km
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 2.57 km
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(July 4, 2017)
2.84 km
Boldon School Good
(September 19, 2019)
2.85 km
East Boldon Junior School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2018)
2.85 km
East Boldon Infants' School Outstanding
(January 11, 2008)
2.86 km
Highfield Academy 2.94 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SR5 3LU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Travelling Man Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 10, 2022
2 km
The Red Lion Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 9, 2020
2.02 km
West Boldon Post Office Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 8, 2017
2.09 km
Ali's House of Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 17, 2021
2.1 km
Support 81 Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
2.1 km
The Wheatsheaf Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 2, 2018
2.1 km
The Black Horse Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 4, 2022
2.15 km
Cafe Boldon Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 11, 2022
2.25 km
Clarion Hotel Boldon Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
February 10, 2022
2.3 km
Boldon Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
2.34 km
Log Fired BBQ Shack Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
2.43 km
West Boldon County Jmi School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 25, 2021
2.51 km
KD's Off Licence Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
February 23, 2021
2.52 km
Rising Sun Inn Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
March 18, 2020
2.52 km
Cineworld Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 11, 2019
2.59 km
Frankie And Bennys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 12, 2020
2.59 km
Gourmet 4 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 18, 2021
2.59 km
McDonalds Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 25, 2019
2.59 km
Nando's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 18, 2021
2.59 km
The Storybook Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 7, 2018
2.59 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SR5 3LU - Data from Apr 2022

Caithness Road Bus Stop/Station 146 m
Cardigan Road-Caithness Road Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Caithness Road Bus Stop/Station 190 m
Cheadle Road Bus Stop/Station 213 m
Washington Road-Ferryboat Lane Bus Stop/Station 217 m
South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 2.35 km
South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 2.36 km
Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 2.88 km
Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.58 km
Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.63 km
South Shields Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.19 km
Durham Tees Valley Airport Air 45.9 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SR5 3LU - Data from Dec 2021

Long Swan Plantation Woodland Or Forest 643 m
Down Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.22 km
Boldon Hills Hill Or Mountain 1.27 km
Hylton Dene Valley 1.4 km
Baron's Quay Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Hylton Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Quarry Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.8 km
Turner's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.9 km
Peepy Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
High Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Ayton's Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.04 km
Namey Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.24 km
Dawson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.34 km
Hasting Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.56 km
Penshaw Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.69 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SR5 3LU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 45.8 Mbps 75.1 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 9.4 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 3.7% 82 10.3
300+ Mbps 96.3% - -

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 396,180 kWh - mean 14,673 kWh : median 13,012 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

27 meters consuming 78,713 kWh - mean 2,915 kWh : median 2,542 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SR5 3LU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Tyne and Wear
Latitude 54.92430200
Longitude -1.45826600
OS Easting 434818
OS Northing 0558980
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
3754
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Northumbria

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Washington and Sunderland West
Electoral Ward Castle
Local Authority District Sunderland
Region / Government Office Region North East
European Electoral Region North East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: North East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Tyne and Wear

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000024
Travel To Work Area Sunderland

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Sunderland Teaching
Cancer Alliance Northern
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North East
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cumbria and North East
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Sunderland CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Sunderland BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Sunderland BUASD
Workplace Zone E33001297
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Sunderland 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Sunderland 008F
Output Area / Small Area 8D1